BbSNF1 contributes to cell differentiation, extracellular acidification, and virulence in Beauveria bassiana, a filamentous entomopathogenic fungus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 8657-8673

  Wang, Xiu Xiu ^a   He, Pu Hong ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Dimorphism; Entomopathogenic fungus; Extracellular acidification; SNF1 AMPK kinase; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; ENZYMES; GENES;

BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; DIMORPHISM; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; EXTRACELLULAR ACIDIFICATIONS; SNF1/AMPK KINASE; VIRULENCE;

OXALIC ACID;

CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; SNF1-RELATED PROTEIN KINASES;

ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; BIOASSAY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; INSECTS; NITROGEN; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84920256617     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5907-0     Document Type: Article

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